... inches of reflecting aperture, up to perfectly separated stars like the milky way, and clustering groups sufficiently insulated and condensed to come under the designation of irregular, and in some cases pretty rich clusters. But besides... Rudimentary Astronomy - Page 159by Robert Main - 1869 - 172 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Whewell - 1854 - 352 pages
...patches and tracts of nebulosity in every stage of resolution, from light, irresolvable with eighteen inches of reflecting aperture, up to perfectly separated...pretty rich clusters. But besides these, there are also nebulae in abundance, both regular and irregular ; globular clusters in every stage of condensation,... | |
| Dionysius Lardner - 1854 - 894 pages
...irresolvable by the largest and most powerful telescopes, to stars perfectly separated like parts of the milky way, and " clustering groups sufficiently...insulated and condensed to come under the designation of \rregu\wc &n cases, pretty rich clusters. But, besides these, there are also nebula in abundance, both... | |
| 1855 - 408 pages
...of an irregular oval figure, and occupying, the one aboiit 42, the other about 12 square degrees. ' The general ground of both consists of large tracts...and in some cases pretty rich clusters. But besides * In the Dialogue (2nd edition) a similar objection, founded on the nature of the Galaxy, is indeed... | |
| William Whewell - 1855 - 468 pages
...telescopes, it presents, we are told, a constitution of astonishing complexity : ' large patches and tracts of nebulosity in every stage of resolution, from light,...pretty rich clusters. But besides these, there are also nebulae in abundance, both regular and irregular; globular clusters in every stage of condensation,... | |
| William Whewell - 1855 - 404 pages
...patches and tracts of nebulosity in every stage of resolution, from light, irresolvable with eighteen inches of reflecting aperture, up to perfectly separated...pretty rich clusters. But besides these, there are also nebulae in abundance, both regular and irregular; globular clusters in every stage of condensation,... | |
| Dionysius Lardner - 1855 - 472 pages
...irresolvable by the largest and most powerful telescopes, to stars perfectly separated like parts of the milky way, and " clustering groups sufficiently...rich clusters. But, besides these, there are also nebulas in abundance, both regular and irregular ; globular clusters, in every state of condensation,... | |
| Dionysius Lardner - 1858 - 912 pages
...irresolvable by the largest and most powerful telescopes, to stars perfectly separated like parts of the milky way, and "clustering groups sufficiently...rich clusters. But, besides these, there are also nebulas in abundance, both regular and irregular ; globular clusters in every state of condensation,... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1858 - 638 pages
...irregular nebultc properly so called, of globular clusters in every stage of resolvability, and of clustering groups sufficiently insulated and condensed to come under the designation of ' cluster of stars.' " — Cape Observations, p. 146. In his Outlines of Astronomy, Sir John Herschel,... | |
| John Cargill Brough - 1859 - 432 pages
...not possibly be be of astonishing complexity of constitution, the general ground of them consisting of large tracts and patches of nebulosity in every stage of resolution, and of clustering groups, interspersed with numerous nebulae, globular clusters in every stage of condensation,... | |
| Dionysius Lardner - 1860 - 614 pages
...irresolvable by the largest and most powerful telescopes, to stars perfectly separated like parts of the milky way, and " clustering groups sufficiently...pretty rich clusters. But besides these there are also nebulae in abundance, both regular and irregular; globular clusters in every state of condensation,... | |
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